Category: What I've Been Up To

Hurricane Bill - Early anxiety

August 19th, 2009
I'm a huge hurricane fan. Well maybe that is worded wrong. I don't like death and destruction, but I get absolutely hooked on anchormen standing on the beach, waiting for the "outter bands" or the "eye wall" to come ashore. I used to stay up as lat… more »

Wood racks, twinkles, travel plans, and I still love my laptop

August 16th, 2009
As I just wrote on Facebook, I'm sitting in our living room watching the lake twinkle in the sun between the trees, and I'm thinking about cutting down trees to give us a better view of the lake. That is a bit of a double-edged sword because if we can… more »

Lettuce, Newfoundland, busy, piles of wood, and a snake

August 13th, 2009
Quick update: -planning a trip to Newfoundland, camping, in September. Maybe we should call it our Honeymoon? Or will that Christmas we spent in a small hotel room in Quebec with a frozen ham, 2 dogs, and a cat when the truck broke down forever be ou… more »

We didn't fare too bad... I mean the trees didn't

July 29th, 2009
I think we were expecting a swath of clearcut from our pole down to the road, but we didn't fare too bad. Most of the trees have been trimmed or topped. Unfortunately the nice oak was one of them, as well as a couple of beautiful spruces, but I think… more »

KISS

July 19th, 2009
The KISS concert last night was incredible!! Cameras weren't allowed at the concert (although I saw many!) so here are 5 photos the Chronicle Herald newspaper in Halifax took and published in their paper today. All afternoon it… more »